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Isaiah 11:9

Isaiah 11:9
They shall not hurt nor destroy in all my holy mountain: for the earth shall be full of the knowledge of the LORD, as the waters cover the sea.

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Baptist theologian, 1697–1771

Gill's Exposition

They shall not hurt nor destroy in all my holy mountain,.... In the Church, so called, in allusion to the holy hill of Zion; in the latter day, after the destruction of antichrist, there will be no…

Presbyterian pastor, 1798–1870

Barnes' Notes

They shall not hurt - That is, those who are designated above under the emblems of the lion, the leopard, the bear, and the adder. Nor destroy in all my holy mountain - Mount Zion; used here, as…

Nonconformist minister, 1662–1714

Matthew Henry

Isaiah 11:1-9

The prophet had before, in this sermon, spoken of a child that should be born, a son that should be given, on whose shoulders the government should be, intending this for the comfort of the people of…

Academic commentary, 1882–1921

Cambridge Bible

It is questionable if the subject here is still the wild beasts (as in Isa 65:25). The second half of the verse is rather against this, and it is better to translate the first half: none shall do evil…